2010 CB Draft: Central Division Press Conferences

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Interesting fact about Ersan Ilyasova......he is second among all power forwards in charges taken, and sixth overall.

EDIT: Ilyasova is also 5th overall in charges taken per 48 minutes, but quick, does anyone know who is the best in the NBA in taking charges? Hint: He was also taken in the 7th round of the draft (like Ilyasova)

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Interesting fact about LeBron James:

Per game LeBron James averages 8.6 assists (outdistancing the second best passing SF, Turkoglu, by over 340 assists, or more than double Turk's 304 total on the year). Of those 8.6 assists, 4 of them end in lay-ups or dunks, and 2.5 end in 3pt field goals. The only people in the league to have more assists on dunks and/or layups are Steve Nash, Rajon Rondo, and Deron Williams. The only people to have assists end in more 3pt field goals are Steve Nash and Chris Paul. 

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Interesting fact about Ersan Ilyasova......he is second among all power forwards in charges taken, and sixth overall.

EDIT: Ilyasova is also 5th overall in charges taken per 48 minutes, but quick, does anyone know who is the best in the NBA in taking charges? Hint: He was also taken in the 7th round of the draft (like Ilyasova)

Didn't look at the draft board, but my guess is Nick Collison? Underrated defender.

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Interesting fact about Ersan Ilyasova......he is second among all power forwards in charges taken, and sixth overall.

EDIT: Ilyasova is also 5th overall in charges taken per 48 minutes, but quick, does anyone know who is the best in the NBA in taking charges? Hint: He was also taken in the 7th round of the draft (like Ilyasova)

Didn't look at the draft board, but my guess is Nick Collison? Underrated defender.

True.

Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

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Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

Not too shabby. What's he shooting from the line? What's Erden doing?

(Oh man, discussion of the Southwest doesn't start until Wednesday... Zzzz.)

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Speaking of the Worlds. Interesting fact about Eric Gordon: Did you know he's been USA Basketball's best three point shooter? That's on a team with Stephen Curry... Through five games he's hitting 43.5%

"I'm not going to say he's a surprise. What I'm going to say is we're really pleased with the way he's playing. And he's to a point now where he takes a shot, we expect it to go down. It's not a question in our minds. There are very few players playing on any level where you feel if they've got the ball, they're going to score. He's one of them. He's a pure shooter, just needs a little bit of room. He's quick."

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Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

Not too shabby. What's he shooting from the line? What's Erden doing?

(Oh man, discussion of the Southwest doesn't start until Wednesday... Zzzz.)

Erden is averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds on 61.3% shooting and 78.9% FT%.

In other news, some dude named Kirk Penney is averaging 25.4 points on 55% shooting.

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Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

Not too shabby. What's he shooting from the line? What's Erden doing?

(Oh man, discussion of the Southwest doesn't start until Wednesday... Zzzz.)

Yeah Asik is playing real well, here is a quote from his game against Russia:

Recently signed Chicago Bull Omer Asik continues to play well for the Turkish National Team. Asik finished with 10 pts on 5-for-7 with 7 rebs & 2 blks in 20 minutes--numbers similar to his Eurobasket averages. Asik changed multiple shots, including one on the perimeter and has a superb block on Monya off a pick/roll.

Did his usual quality job of finishing plays. He had a nice follow-up dunk, a tough finish for plus-1 off a Hedo dish, converted a nifty step-thru move with head fake off a roll and had a great drive past Timo Mozgov off a high post-up. Asik even connected on a decent looking hook.

As we mentioned in our scouting report, we feel Asik was a good bargain for the Bulls, and he should have an easier adjustment to the NBA than Mozgov thanks to a better feel for the game, plus a better overall defensive game with less fouling.

Oh wait, you asked about his free throw shooting? Oh well you know, he's shooting twenty five percent from the line, no big deal. Hey, hows that new Garage going? Crazy weather we're having, right?

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Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

Not too shabby. What's he shooting from the line? What's Erden doing?

(Oh man, discussion of the Southwest doesn't start until Wednesday... Zzzz.)

Erden is averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds on 61.3% shooting and 78.9% FT%.

In other news, some dude named Kirk Penney is averaging 25.4 points on 55% shooting.

Woulda been nice if Erden would have showed up for summer league.

Where are you getting these FIBA stats BTW? I had to manually comb box scores and excel it up.

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In other news, some dude named Kirk Penney is averaging 25.4 points on 55% shooting.

Devin Harris's old running-mate!? Didn't he just tear through the end of the D-League season too?

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Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

Not too shabby. What's he shooting from the line? What's Erden doing?

(Oh man, discussion of the Southwest doesn't start until Wednesday... Zzzz.)

Erden is averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds on 61.3% shooting and 78.9% FT%.

In other news, some dude named Kirk Penney is averaging 25.4 points on 55% shooting.

According to our good friend Wikipedia, Kirk Penny has played for the Heat, the Clippers, Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Souix Falls Skyforce, the New Zealand Breakers...it goes on.

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We feel Asik was a good bargain for the Bulls, and he should have an easier adjustment to the NBA than Mozgov thanks to a better feel for the game, plus a better overall defensive game with less fouling.

Battle of the third string centers? I just knocked a game off my Bulls win-loss prediction out of spite.

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We feel Asik was a good bargain for the Bulls, and he should have an easier adjustment to the NBA than Mozgov thanks to a better feel for the game, plus a better overall defensive game with less fouling.

Battle of the third string centers? I just knocked a game off my Bulls win-loss prediction out of spite.

Haha...third string to you, maybe. Asik is the only other 7 footer on my team besides Noah.

EDIT: Although I am feeling a little better about relying so heavily on Asik.

Omer Asik was a finishing machine once again. Asik finished strong with a few dunks off roll/cuts and finished thru contact to draw the foul a few times. Last year, we noticed his ability to re-adjust his body on the move and did a few times today. Defensively, he changed some shots and even blocked a Spanoulis 3pt. attempt helping on pick/roll. Though, the FT-line woes still exist--2-for-6 from the line. Omer put up 12 pts (5-of-6), 6 rebs & 2 blks in 17 mins.

[Roy H.]

Update on Omer Asik: Averaging 10.2 pts, 8.2 rebounds, 60% shooting in 20 minutes per game in the FIBA Worlds.

Not too shabby. What's he shooting from the line? What's Erden doing?

(Oh man, discussion of the Southwest doesn't start until Wednesday... Zzzz.)

Erden is averaging 10.6 points and 5.8 rebounds on 61.3% shooting and 78.9% FT%.

In other news, some dude named Kirk Penney is averaging 25.4 points on 55% shooting.

Woulda been nice if Erden would have showed up for summer league.

Where are you getting these FIBA stats BTW? I had to manually comb box scores and excel it up.

http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/statistics/p/top-players.html

Scola is killing everyone this year.

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Scola is killing everyone this year.

Anyone watch any of Argentina's games?